Festival · Private
Timkat Festival Journey
Ethiopian Epiphany — processions, an all-night vigil, and the royal bath flooded at dawn.
The Journey
7 nights, designed around the hours that matter
A single fixed window each January, and one we plan a full year ahead, since rooms and vantage points along the procession route are gone early.
Places
- Addis Ababa
- Gondar
- Lalibela
Tailor-made journey
Priced to your plans
Quoted individually once we know your dates, lodges and group size.
- Duration
- 8 Days · 7 nights
- Best season
- January only
- Group size
- 2 – 10 guests
- Style
- Festival · Private
Final pricing depends on season, room category and group size. No deposit is taken until the itinerary is right.
Day by Day
The itinerary, as it usually runs
A working draft rather than a fixed schedule — we move days around for weather, festivals and how you are feeling.
Days 1 – 2
Addis Ababa
Arrival, a visit to Holy Trinity Cathedral, and a briefing on the liturgical calendar behind the festival.
Days 3 – 5
Gondar for Timkat
The Ketera eve procession, an all-night vigil, and the flooding of Fasilides' Bath at dawn.
Days 6 – 7
Lalibela
The rock churches during festival season, visiting the northern cluster before the crowds gather.
Day 8
Departure
A return flight to Addis Ababa and an evening departure.
What Is Included
- Reserved viewing positions at Fasilides' Bath
- Domestic flights and all private transfers
- Accommodation held twelve months in advance
- An Orthodox Christian scholar as festival guide
- Breakfast daily and festival-day catering
- Guidance for photographing the processions respectfully
Not Included
- International flights and Ethiopian visa fees
- Travel insurance (required)
- Gratuities
Enquire
Make Timkat Festival Journey yours
Send us your dates and we will confirm availability, quote precisely, and suggest the two or three changes we would make if it were our own trip.
Runs January only · 2 – 10 guests · priced to your plans
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